Sunday, January 16, 2011

Interesting if Slightly Trite Read: The Price of Everything

Eduardo Porter of The New York Times editorial board just published a new book, The Price of Everything: Solving the Mystery of Why We Pay What We Do. For those of you well-steeped in the intricacies of economics, this book will contain few or no surprises, but for others, it offers an interesting look into how economists think about the world we live in, as well as a number of practical applications of economic thinking.

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I am one of the largely nameless, faceless bureaucrats who work tirelessly (and largely thanklessly) to help ensure that poor people don't go hungry - and a billion other tasks government bureaucrats do that no one notices until something stops working. Living and working in DC is making me angry - and I vent my anger as thoughtfully as I can. Well, OK, maybe I'm not terribly angry ... but I thought it was a good name for a blog. If you're also a bureaucrat, or angry, or thoughtful, I'm happy to entertain guest posts.